Jane Richards

Jane Nate Richards Obituary



Jane Nate Richards, 84, of Idaho Falls, returned to her Father in Heaven, on Christmas Eve, 2009.



She was born July 8, 1925 in Dingle, Idaho to Cornell Walton Nate and Alice Grimmett Sparks. She attended twelve years of schooling in Cokeville, Wyoming, graduating from high school in 1943.



She attended Brigham Young University for one year. She then moved to Tacoma, Washington, where she worked in the shipyards during World War II. She started as a mechanics helper and worked her way up to become a mechanic on aircraft carriers.



Jane returned to her schooling at BYU where she graduated in 1948 with a degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Physical Education. She began her teaching career in Powell, Wyoming, a career that lasted thirty years.



It was in Powell that Jane met Gerald Reed Richards at the roller rink. They were married on July 1, 1951, in Cokeville, Wyoming. They began their lives together in Powell where they raised their two daughters.



Jane moved to Idaho Falls in 2005, to be closer to her family. She enjoyed gardening, knitting, crocheting, reading, canning, needlework, and spending time with her family. She loved attending her grandchildren's sporting events. She was an avid fan of BYU football and the Utah Jazz. She was a life-long and faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.



Jane is survived by her two daughters, Jerrilynn Richards of Idaho Falls, Trudy (Reed) Dayton of Paul, Idaho, grandchildren Bryce (Courtnie) Dayton of Rupert, Idaho, Kylee Dayton of Idaho Falls, Kabree (David) Sterzer of Amarillo, Texas, and Barrett Dayton of Paul, Idaho, and one great-granddaughter Haylee Jayne, her namesake, and one brother Stanley (Fern) Nate of Hyrum, Utah.



She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Gerald, and four siblings.



The family will receive friends from 2:00-4:00p.m. Monday, December 28, 2009 at Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First St. Idaho Falls. Funeral Services will be held in Powell Wyoming on Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. at the Powell 3rd Ward Building on ave E. Burial will be at the Crown Hill Cemetery in Powell Wyoming. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.thompsonfuneral.net